Category Archives: Canadian Press
Supreme Court will not hear Ezra Levant's appeal of libel judgment
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal filed by outspoken political commentator Ezra Levant over a 2014 libel judgment against him. Levant was found to have libelled Khurrum Awan...
Jun 08, 2017
Gabriela Dabrowski becomes first Canadian woman to win tennis Grand Slam
PARIS - Gabriela Dabrowski etched her name into the history books at the French Open on Thursday. The Ottawa native became the first Canadian woman to capture a Grand Slam title as she and Indian part...
Jun 08, 2017
New trial requested in 'Making a Murderer' case
APPLETON, Wis. - A lawyer on Wednesday asked for a new trial for a Wisconsin man convicted in a case profiled in the “Making a Murderer” Netflix series. Steven Avery’s conviction was...
Jun 08, 2017
Out-of-nowhere Ostapenko to face Halep for French Open title
PARIS - Jelena Ostapenko is a young woman in a hurry. On the day she turned 20, Ostapenko became the first unseeded French Open finalist since 1983, using big and bold groundstrokes to end points lick...
Jun 08, 2017
Baby hawk is being raised by eagles in unlikely tale of survival in B.C.
SIDNEY, B.C. - An unusual story of adoption and survival is unfolding in a bald eagle’s nest in Sidney on Vancouver Island. An eagle is raising several of its own young but has also hatched an e...
Jun 08, 2017
How television networks plan to cover Comey's testimony
NEW YORK - With television networks setting aside regular programming to mark the moment Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before Congress on the investigation into Russian m...
Jun 08, 2017
Film spotlights Holocaust survivor's search for US soldier
BOSTON - It was a simple act of kindness by a complete stranger, but it left a lasting impression on a young Polish boy escaping the horrors of Nazi death camps. Steve Ross searched for decades for th...
Jun 08, 2017
GOP-run House poised to roll back post-2008 financial rules
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has said he wants to do “a big number” on the Obama-era financial rules devised after the Great Recession, and House Republicans were poised to fulfil t...
Jun 08, 2017
All eyes on Venezuelan military as country teeters
CARACAS, Venezuela - It was 10 a.m. and the newly promoted lieutenant was already sweating under his plastic face shield and black flak jacket. A few days before, the 28-year-old who goes by the name ...
Jun 08, 2017
Multiple threats could lead to downfall of Brazil president
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil’s top electoral court is considering whether to annul what is left of President Michel Temer’s term because of allegations his 2014 campaign ticket received illegal...
Jun 08, 2017